Beatlemania hits America, 1964 - in pictures

Beatlemania hits America, 1964 - in pictures

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited for a rendition of Hey Jude in LA this week, as the former Beatles commemorated 50 years since the group first appeared on American television. To celebrate the landmark event, here's the Fab Four and their frenzied US fans in pictures

Alan Livingston (centre), president of Capitol Records, and the Beatles display gold records presented to the quartet on 10 February 1964. Two discs by the Beatles - 45RPM single of I Want to Hold Your Hand and 33-1/3 RPM album, Meet the Beatles, sold one million copies each

The Beatles' February visit caused such a stir, the band returned to America for a month-long tour in August. A crowd of about 10,000 turned out to greet the band ahead of their Cow Palace show in San Mateo, California, 19 August 1964